FAA Extends Remote ID Enforcement Date Six Months

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Wednesday, September 13, 2023

Drone pilots who are unable to comply with the broadcast requirement of the Remote ID Rule will now have until March 16, 2024, to equip their aircraft. After that date, operators could face fines and suspension or revocation of pilot certificates.

In making this decision, the FAA recognizes the unanticipated issues that some operators are experiencing finding some remote identification broadcast modules. Drone pilots can meet this deadline by purchasing a standard Remote ID equipped drone from a manufacturer or purchasing a Remote ID broadcast module which can be affixed to existing drones that do not have Remote ID equipment.

Remote ID acts like a digital license plate and will help the FAA, law enforcement, and other federal agencies find the control station when a drone appears to be flying in an unsafe manner or where it is not allowed to fly.

Source:
https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/faa-extends-remote-id-enforcement-date-six-months

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Giving people more time to get compliant is the right thing to do.

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Indeed.

And while this is obvious for many, this delay does not mean it’s okay to not be compliant on purpose if the DJI drone being flown has a firmware update available that adds RID support.

Also, I’m not sure what the FAA’s stance is on drone models that DJI has no plans for adding RID support (like the Mavic Pro or Mavic Pro Platinum). I’m assuming you’d at least need to have an RID module on order to stave off any potential issues with the FAA.